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the official student newspaper at the university of alberta
Deputy News Editor
Anthony Hopkins returns to the big screen as a priest in a Rite that’s all wrong. a&e, Page 12
Sleepless nights
Students are being encouraged to broaden their horizons, learn about other cultures, and think about movement during International Week this year, entitled “World on the Move: Unpacking Migration.” “The name behind this is to talk about this idea of movement of people, the movement of animals, and the contrast between them,” explained International Week Volunteer Coordinator Saima Butt. “Animals have this free flow — they can go anywhere. Yet with human movement, there are a lot of barriers.” Butt noted that there are many reasons for people to migrate; because of climate change, in search of a better
life, or because of war. She described International Week’s 2011 theme as the overarching idea of unpacking these reasons for human movement. She said that students should reflect on migration and how they can make a difference. “The biggest idea we want students to take out of International Week is this idea of global citizenship, this idea of understanding the world around you and also taking away some action,” she said. “We want people to have knowledge and also move forward. So we had a career fair and we have some sessions that have petitions.” Butt expressed enthusiasm for the growth of International Week, which has 63 events this year. Please see i-week Page 4
Insomnia is a growing problem in the student population. But what are the physical and mental consequences, and what can be done about it?
Lister to implement alcohol-free floors
Feature, Page 16-17
Deputy News Editor
So long, farewell The Golden Bears and Pandas volleyball teams will say goodbye to the Main Gym this weekend after more than 50 years of playing in the facility. Sports, Page 18
Takin’ a break The Gateway won’t be on stands February 8, as the editors take a break to study for midterms and catch up on papers. Look for the Purity Test issue on stands Thursday, February 10.
thursday, february 3, 2011
I-Week presents migration stories Simon Yackulic
An exorcise in horror
www.thegatewayonline.ca
Simon Yackulic
Residence Services has decided to create alcohol-free and quiet floors in Lister Centre next year, a decision that’s drawing criticism from a number of current residents. Next year, 10 Kelsey, 11 Mackenzie, and 10 Henday will be become quiet floors, while 9 Kelsey and 9 Henday will become alcohol free. Ten Mackenzie will become a floor for an Arts Leadership Cohort. For the affected floors, Residence Services will appoint Floor Coordinators (FCs) for next year to oversee their floors. This position is usually elected by outgoing residents on each floor to serve the following year. Current resident Jessica Macumber criticized the floor changes, saying they will prove devastating to floor culture and that she suspects Residence Services would like to make Lister a dry residence. Students who return to the residence after their first year often return to their previous floor, keeping groups of students together and creating a culture that is passed on to
new floor residences. If individuals on the affected floors don’t want to live on quiet or alcohol-free floors, they’ll have to move elsewhere if they come back to Lister. “[Take] 10 Kelsey, for instance,” Macumber said. “They’re a very family-type floor. And [the changes] are getting rid of that — they’re all being displaced. And so those people don’t want to come back. And as much as there is change and turnover each year, the returners still pass some of that Lister culture on.” Director of Residence Services Dima Utgoff said that the FCs in the affected floors won’t be elected next year, but eventually they will be elected once the floor adapts to its new identity. He also said the LHSA would be consulted in the appointments, and that Residence Services had no long term plans to make Lister dry. “That would be disastrous to turn Lister into an all-dry residence, simply because we have nowhere near the demand to do that,” he said. “Frankly, when you look at Lister, and of the people who live there, most people drink and most people drink responsibly.” Please see lister Page 6
kaitlyn menard and sam brooks
MOVING WITH IT The “Soaring Sounds” I-Week event on SUBstage Tuesday.